 Transcribed ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes our star-studded show train Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the Franz Lehar Operetta the Merry Widow starring Gordon McRae and his two guests Nadine Connor and Jack Kirkwood our choir is under the direction of Norman Lube off and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen dragon Yes, tonight another big musical success is brought to you by the American Railroad The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat the clothes you wear the fuel you burn And all the other things you use in your daily life, and now here is our star Gordon McRae Evening ladies and gentlemen tonight the beautiful and glamorous Nadine Connor is the beautiful and glamorous Merry widow madam Sonia Jack Kirkwood plays Baron Popov, and I'm Prince Danilo at tash age of the Marsovian Embassy in Paris Where is Prince Danilo? That's Baron Popov the Marsovian ambassador calling me. Where is Prince Danilo? You see, I'm absolutely indispensable to him. Where is that no good bum? You can see I'm indispensable Probably wasting your time with that wretched nightclub Maxime Messenger put out the maximum if you can locate Prince Danilo. Well, if that's where they're going to look for me Maybe that's where I'd better be My native land is calling me to come and work from one to three Though as there isn't much to do I only come at half past two Diplomacy exhausts a man and I know all the work I can But never ever get to burn this town quite red With all my lovely Maxime girls, I give them cash instead of pearls So all my blondes and brunettes say Come out with us tonight and play Maxime's where fun and frolic beans while all the girls I flatter they laugh and kiss and chatter Love dance and never stop. The ladies smile so sweetly. I catch and kiss them neatly Shall I forget? Send these girls away. I must talk to you about affairs of state. Oh All right, that's all girls. Goodbye Go go clow-clow Now what seems to be the trouble Baron Prince Danilo our native land Marsovia is in its hour of greatest peril We're broke what? But the Marsovian government is supported entirely by income taxes from its citizens What happened last year? There was only one citizen in Marsovia who had any income to tax Yes, yes, that's right the banker. Mr. What's his name? There's no matter. He's dead But his widow was here in Paris making googly eyes at Frenchman And the first man are making googly eyes right back at her and her 20 million now if she marries a Frenchman her fortune will no longer be taxable in Marsovia and Our poor dear native country will be busted Roger However if the widow marries a Marsovia citizen the 20 million will remain in our dear Marsovia and Everything will be if you'll pardon the expression hunky-dory Well Baron that pretty well covers the plot. What do you expect me to do? You got to put something in the pot boy Marrying the rich widow. Mm-hmm. Why don't you marry the rich widow? How can I? That's right. You're married unfortunately. You have no idea how unfortunately Could I yeah, I meet this merry widow before I marry her of course. She's guest of honor at an embassy party tonight There she is see how the Frenchman throng about her Oh good Lord, what's the matter? Why that's Madame Sonia. I can't propose to her why not never mind And I can't tell you but there's a very good reason why I shouldn't marry Madame Sonia There's an even better reason why you should If you insist I will sing for you It's an old legend for my native land of Marsovia Against my better judgment Baron, but I'll do it for Marsovia Madame Sonia Anilo you remember my name Madame Sonia. I've tried to forget it. Oh now now, please Sonia Let's not be harsh harsh After all you left me waiting at the church wasn't my fault it was my uncle your uncle thought I wasn't good enough for you Anyhow, I am rich now and a widow with everything I want Do you have love luckily? I don't believe in love Maybe leave in mind once. Oh now not really Princeton. He low. Do you imagine we can pick up where you left me at the church door? Now that I'm worth 20 million. Do you think your uncle might approve of me? Oh, please Sonia try to forget the past waltz with me the way you used to Dance away until you're part of the end of a wall if I'm in love with her Oh come now Danilo. You're not in love with me. You're in love with my money Do you think that I'm like all these Frenchmen who swarm about you all men are alike? Well, I'll show you may I have the next dance if you wish good I shall auction it off You wouldn't dare wouldn't I gentlemen gentlemen your attention, please How many of you would like a dance with the beautiful Mary widow I have the next dance But who will pay 10,000 francs for a dance with Madame Sonia not a single bit Well then I Shall have to dance with her myself It will be your last dance with me Danilo. Oh, oh, I'm marrying a Frenchman Tomorrow I shall be the wife of Monsieur de Jolli d'Or. No, he has proposed to me and I've decided to accept him Well, what do you have to say to that? There's an old my soviet song that says much more than I can say There once were two Roy but never princess was unhappy Embassies and marry widows so in just a moment Next week might be called birthday week on the North American continent for on Sunday The people of Canada will celebrate Canada Day the 84th anniversary of the founding of that country as a politically independent nation And just three days later. We in the United States will observe our own independence day During the time that Canada and the United States have grown side-by-side in independence There has developed between them a feeling of solidarity and friendliness Unparalleled anywhere in the world today Reflecting this spirit of international unity are the railroads of the two nations For railroads of each country own and operate lines in the other country railroads of both Canada and the United States Make free use of shortcuts for their lines across the territories of the other nation And as anyone who has watched a freight train knows Not only do the cars of every railroad in the United States operate in the trains of every other railroads But also the cars of Canadian railroads move in the same trains with standard equipment completely interchangeable Yes, in these and in many other ways the railroads of both countries work together To the end that freight originating at any point in either country can be delivered swiftly and dependably to any point in the other country Because of this close cooperation between the railroads on our continent There exists a freedom of movement of raw materials and finished products from which all of us benefit through a higher standard of living Today the railroads of both countries are busy at work Preparing to meet the transportation demands of both daily commerce and national defense it is with this feeling of friendship of working together shoulder to shoulder in Long established and common aims in time of peace or in national emergency That the railroads of the United States take this opportunity to salute the people of Canada and wish their great nation a Happy birthday on Canada Day Next Sunday and now back to the merry widow starring Gordon Macrae and his two guests Nadine Connor and Jack Kirkwood Cabaret Hello, Baron you certainly made a mess of things I trust you with an important mission to marry Madame Sonia and save them our Soviet treasury and what happens She's marrying a Frenchman tomorrow. I'm sorry. I feel you Baron, but it's impossible to figure out a woman. Yes, I know There's something wrong with all of them When a man marries he gets hooked with one that's either fat homely Selfish cruel or expensive Unless he waits and if he waits he gets hooked with a combination of all of them That's a nod I'm rather dimming for there is no other way winning women For the lover who may study her ways as you Much for a man. It is deeper than diving for pearls Cording girls girls carefacts and hair. She's a lot She's studied her ways as you care Much for a man, carefacts and hair. Eyes are blue Conservation gentlemen. Madame Sonia. What brings you to Maxime? I wonder Baron Popov What you say about the women does that apply to your wife? My wife? Ah, don't mention her hallowed name He is a paragon of heaven and virtue. Well the paragon just ran off with Monsieur de Jolliard. What? He's the Frenchman you're supposed to marry tomorrow. Oh, I just made that up If my wife has run off then I am legally divorced. How's that Baron? Under section 4 of the Marsovian Married Men's Protective Act If your wife runs off with a Frenchman you are legally divorced how convenient and now that I am free I have the honor dear lady to ask you for your hand In marriage. How else? Will you marry me Madame Sonia? Before I accept I must tell you just one teensy-weensy thing If I marry again, I lose all my property All your millions down to the last meal Maybe I was a little hasty That's no way to put some money in the pot boy Is it true you lose all your money if you marry again? Yes. Well then well Can't you guess what I want to say? Well, why not say it if you want to I? Love you and I love you. I've always loved you Sweetheart now wait a minute. You're going to marry her without honey money. Why of course The man's crazy, but you understand I lose my money because I shall give it all to my new husband The woman's crazy. Oh My gosh, they're all right. I'm the one that's crazy I love you worry Baron at least the money remains in my soviet and the national treasury is saved Tell me you'll love me again. Then you know not in words my darling. Let me tell you with our own walls The swing We'll be back in just a moment the merry widow with music by Franz Lehar and book and lyrics by Victor Leon Leo Stein and Adrian Rose with English adaptation by George Edward was dramatized for the railroad hour by Lawrence and Lee The musical arrangers and copyists for all our productions are Warren Barker will by tell Carl Brandt Gus Levine and John Caper The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American railroads Did you ever stop to think that almost every meal you eat includes dairy products in some form? To make sure that these helpful appetizing foods get to your table fresh and in abundance Thousands of men and women are at work all over the nation Farmers who raise feed and milk dairy cattle Processes and distributors of the myriad dairy products producers of farm equipment and other supplies and Vital to all these jobs are the railroads providing dependable economical transportation and helping to produce more and better dairy products so essential to the nation's health and Economy and now ladies and gentlemen. We want to tell you the big news about the shows we have for you in the weeks ahead Our authors Jerry Lawrence and Robert Lee have given a light operatic setting to some memorable stories And when I say howdy to you for the next 13 Mondays the railroad hour will present the world premiere of 13 new musical plays For instance, I'm going to be putting on a baseball uniform to play the mighty Casey at the bat And I'll be digging for gold in roaring camp and I'll be falling in love in the most romantic city in the world in the charming new Operetta springtime in Paris. You can't fall in love with yourself boy. Who's the girl? The girl the charming and talented Dorothy Warnshaw Jack and next week She'll join me to sing the title song of our musical premiere beautiful dreamer Oh, I love the Stephen Poster melodies and I hope you'll be listening a Dean for the surprising romance of America's first great songwriter We'll be at our radios Gordon. I'll have my head right inside the horn Well, it looks as though we're ready to pull out and so until next week. This is Gordon Macrae saying goodbye Radio adaptation of the merry widow has been based on the original American stage production as produced by Henry W. Savage By a special arrangement with Tams Whitmark music library incorporated Gordon Macrae appeared through the courtesy of Warner Brothers producers of Alfred Hitchcock strangers on a train Acquire is under the direction of Norman Lube off and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen dragon This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the American Railroad Now keep tuned for your Monday night of music on This program was transcribed your Monday evening of music continues with the telephone hour on NBC